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Kirk · 02-21-2008, 08:58 AM

djomlas, I saw the same thread on 6speed and was wondering the same thing. One of the keys to the grille they're putting on the 987 and Cayman is that it's got a small lip all of the way around the edge. With that lip you can cut a smaller hole in the bumper, mount the grille from the top, and thus cover up your imperfect cut marks with the lip of the grille. After looking at a few pictures of the grilles on 986 aftermarket bumpers it looks more like the grille is mounted from behind with no lip on the top. I think that finding a grille with a lip like this and one that fits the contours of the 986 bumper would be key here.

02-21-2008, 08:58 AM	#4
Kirk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texarkana, Texas Posts: 959	djomlas, I saw the same thread on 6speed and was wondering the same thing. One of the keys to the grille they're putting on the 987 and Cayman is that it's got a small lip all of the way around the edge. With that lip you can cut a smaller hole in the bumper, mount the grille from the top, and thus cover up your imperfect cut marks with the lip of the grille. After looking at a few pictures of the grilles on 986 aftermarket bumpers it looks more like the grille is mounted from behind with no lip on the top. I think that finding a grille with a lip like this and one that fits the contours of the 986 bumper would be key here.